The study, led by Professor Amander Clark, could lead to important advances in an area of medicine that historically has been underfunded and underappreciated.
UCLA research could help scientists unravel the reasons that low-birthweight babies face a higher risk of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease as adults.
The psychology professor says women can tap into their “uniquely female power” to make life decisions — decisions that will help them to choose mates, avoid danger, compete with female rivals and produce healthy children.
The noninvasive test yields information that allows scientists to predict and prevent complications later in pregnancy before symptoms or other exams are performed.
The system is made of inexpensive components, including an image sensor chip that costs just a few dollars apiece and is like the ones used in mobile phone cameras.
Basilio Santangelo, John Lambrechts and Paul Diaz decided to get vasectomies and share their stories publicly to encourage more men to consider their health.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics Reports, more than one in five U.S. births now occur in states where marijuana is legal.
For generations, doctors told women who were born with complex congenital heart defects that the physical demands of pregnancy would be too difficult for them.
UCLA researchers have found that bisphenol S the chemical used to replace BPA in plastics, is just as harmful to the reproductive system and at lower doses.
BPS, a common replacement for BPA in plastics, has also been linked to health risks. New UCLA-led research demonstrates some of the mechanisms that make BPS just as harmful.
Patrick Allard, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty member, has found a new approach to examining the safety of chemical compounds that addresses shortcomings in traditional methods.